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A. Eligible Zoning Districts. Antennas and towers, as defined in Section 902.010.C., shall <br />only be allowed in the zoning districts as listed in the table found in this subsection below, with <br />the following exceptions: co- locations of antennas on existing commercial towers and municipal <br />towers shall be allowed by administrative permit, and, co- locations of antennas on existing <br />public utility structures may be allowed by conditional use permit as regulated by Section <br />903.140.I. <br />B. District Table — Figure 903 -6 <br />Figure 903 -6 <br />C. Tower Setbacks. All new towers shall comply with one of the following setback <br />calculations options as measured from the base of the tower to the nearest property line: <br />1. Equal to the height of the tower, including any antenna attachments, plus five <br />feet from any residential use, exclusive of the property in question, any residential, business, or <br />public zoning district or any church or school. <br />2. Equal to the specific "fall zone" of the proposed tower as determined and <br />certified by a qualified and licensed professional engineer, but in no event less than the principal <br />structure setback of the base zoning district from all public right -of -way and abutting property <br />lines. <br />D. Use of City Tower Site Preferred. Commercial antennas and towers, regardless of <br />height or size with the exception of satellite dish antennas shall connect to and use the City <br />Tower Site(s) if use of such facilities is technically feasible. Certification by a professional radio <br />frequency engineer is required to demonstrate that a particular tower site is not technically <br />feasible when antenna site is proposed. <br />E. General Standards. The following standards shall apply to all cellular telephone, public <br />utility, microwave, radio and television broadcast transmitting, radio and television receiving, <br />satellite dish and short-wave radio transmitting and receiving antenna and towers: <br />1. All antennas and towers shall be in compliance with all City building and <br />electrical code requirements and as applicable shall require related permits. <br />- 9 8 - <br />